Well with help from all today was successful. I got enough information to make our morning a success and I even learned a few things. Here's the report

I just cleaned 38. Anywhere from 9 to 11 inches. Between the three of us we killed it. We caught fish after fish. and even some doubles. Minnows on a drop shot or a crappie rig worked great. We got there at 6 am . Started catching fish right away but fishing was better after it got light. We were fishing under the michigan Ave bridge. This is where we did good until they closed the riverwalk from there to LSD. For construction. Typical chicago start work the Friday before Christmas. We then fished from where the fence was by the bridge to right across from trump's tower. 'Merica. Better fishing was closer to michigan Ave. Also we parked at 111 e wacker used spot here. 15 bucks. People did look at is weird as we walked out of the shopping center lol.... hopefully this helps. Anyone have any questions just ask. This was a memory I will cherish forever. It was Myself my dad. And my 83 year old grandfather. Here's the Facebook link

Great to hear a good report. Three generations having great fishing together - can't beat that. Another nice thing about the Chicago River walk is they are well lit and you don't need a flashlight even before the day break. Are they closing the section between Michigan Av. and LSD for an extended period? I think that is the best section for winter perch. Maybe someone can try the north bank?

I found there are many parking garages that offer early bird special drive-up rates M-F Typically if you enter before 7:00 am and exit before 7:00 pm, the fee is around $12.00. But some require you stay till 3:00 pm to get the special rate. I think Sheraton's early bird require you to stay minimum 5 hours (go figure). If you are willing to walk, it's about 30 minutes walk from Navy Pier E garage.

I am launching at Western Ave Wednesday morning. Grey Smoker Craft along with friend with blue Tracker. Starting at State St bridge and heading east. Give us yell and we'll give you a report. Last decent day for a long time.

Wednesday 8am- 12:30 pm. Fished with boats under and near State Street bridge. Perch bunched up,good electronics found them. Best bite on small fatheads,some on shrimp. Kept 44-4 men,short trip due to overheating ouboard.

Kid and i went out Christmas eve morning.Found parking under Trump Tower.14 -16$ early bird special.Saw no person fishing so we checked out Navy pier.Only 2 guys fishing,slow.Ended up fishing Montrose for and hour in the harbor with a few other. Fished for a hour ,9-10 a.m.. Water clarity 2 ft..No fish.Fed the seagull's ,we ate our Bait(shrimp) for breakfast.No fish for us,still had fun checking things out-

i fished about 7:00am-1:00pm 23.24.25 three days in roll by Michigan ave to state st did very well all three day'slots fish few jumbo give to people that keep the fish release rest fish for another dayi am not sure why some people didn't see people fishing maybe because we were under the bridge

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